No they don't, Buddhism does not hinge upon the concept of a Creator God but depends upon the practice of self contemplation It depends on how you look at it. Strictly speaking, no. Buddha (the enlightened one), was a mortal (the prince Siddartha Gautama, who lived in Northern India). He was / is not a god, although he is venerated by Buddhists for having reached enlightenment. There are forms of popular Buddhism (e.g. in Sri Lanka) that incorporate gods to their beliefs, although these are regional variations of Buddhism (which, strictly speaking, in its original form is more of a philosophy than a religion).
Buddha, which is a title that means "Enlightened One", was a spiritual teacher who is believed to have lived 2,500 - 2,600 years ago in South Asia. Buddhism is a religion that is largely based on his teachings, which incorporate familiar concepts such as meditation, karma, rebirth, nirvana, yoga, zen, and philosophy.
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About 500,000,000 people in the world are Buddhist according to generally accepted estimates. Potentially this number is much higher. By this definition these people would believe in the historic Buddha.
Bubdhists don't believe this, however non-Buddhists, mostly those whose exposure to Buddhism has been limited to Hollywood B movies' interpretation of Buddhism, think this is the Buddha's role.
from a theological point of view it would have to be Vaishnavas,
since they worship Vishnu, Buddha being the 9th incarnation of
Vishnu.
Buddha is the god of Buddhism.
He was a very important god after he was dead.
Buddha never bothered about God. In fact Buddhism is an atheistic religion like Jainism. Later the followers of Buddha made him a God. Only after Mahayana Buddhism came he was made God. In Hinayana Buddhism Buddha was not a God. There is reference, though, in Buddhist text, to the "First Cause." Since God is the Creator of the universe and all that is therein, then God is the First Cause.
That Buddha was a god
That Buddha was a god
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None. One of the most basic tenets is that the Buddha was a normal man, who became enlightened through his own effort. When buddhists bow or chant, they are paying respect to the man, not worshipping a god.
There are no gods in Buddhism. There is no God concept or anything supernatural at all. The Buddha only claimed to be awake; he did not claim to be a god. .
Buddhism change after the Buddha death- his followers developed many different interpretations of his teachings . Although Buddha forbidden people to worship him, some began to teach that he was a god.
The Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, has been, and always will be only a man. There are no eternal Gods in Buddhism.
Buddhism has no offical idea of god. The Buddha was a hindu sant/satguru(an enlightened and blessed soul)
Buddhism doesn't have deities, even Buddha himself was just a man, not a god. Buddha means enlightened.